Education minister Christopher Pyne has given his strongest indicator yet that university fees will be deregulated, removing the cap on what universities can charge students. In a speech at The Policy Exchange in London, Minister Pyne declined to pre-empt any budget announcements, but emphasised the deregulatory nature of the Liberal government and insisted universities need more autonomy. Pyne said the ... Read More »

Just how sustainable are the year-on-year above-inflation student fee increments at the country’s universities? This is the question management executives at the 25 public universities – including the two new institutions in Mpumalanga and Northern Cape – should start agonising over. A number of them have just seen student unrest over fees. It’s been a revolt of the poor who ... Read More »